Once, a small village farmer had the misfortune of owing a large sum of money to a village moneylender. The moneylender was old, unmarried and fancied of marrying the farmer’s beautiful daughter. One ...
Category: Inspirational Stories
Short Inspirational Stories
This page contains a list of short inspirational stories.
Often in life we feel down and slumping in our life. At these times our soul needs inspiration just like the body needs food. We all need inspiration to free our soul from the bondage of worries and give our life a direction. Inspiration is food for our soul that desperately drives us to be better and be the person we dream to be.
Good inspirational stories and quotes are a great way to uplift our soul fill it with hope and optimism. Stories are a powerful tool to touch our heart. A good inspirational story motivates us to keep fighting for our heart’s desires and dream. Inspiring Stories trigger an emotional pulse point in our hearts and minds when we are in a distressing situation. At the time of distress, the inspirational stories can help us to see the light at the end of the tunnel, and give us the burst of hope and courage to persevere. The stories teach us lessons, fills our heart with hope and make us feel better.
“The key to the future of the world is finding the optimistic stories and letting them be known.”
American singer-songwriter Pete Seeger
Here is a collection of some our favorite short inspirational stories. Fictional or real, these short stories are very powerful and are filled with some valuable lessons. May these inspirational stories refresh your soul, transform your fear into hope and trust, fill your mind and heart with positivity and inspire you to create something beautiful out of your life.
Leather Pathway
Once upon a time there lived a king who ruled a happy and a prosperous kingdom. The people of kingdom were very happy and lived a life with abundance of wealth and misfortune.
One day the king deci...
The Bamboo Tree
A man got frustrated with life. Despite all the hard work and effort, failure was all that he learnt. Feeling defeated with life, he left everything and exiled himself in the woods. There he met a He...
The Emperor and a beggar
In the dusty streets of a large city lived a beggar procuring alms and rice daily from passersby. Most of the days he was he was unable to gain enough food for a meal, and enough coppers to buy some f...
Shine in your own way
A samurai who was known for his nobility and honesty, went to visit a monk to ask him for his advice.
When the monk had finished his prayers, the Samurai asked, “Why do I feel so inferior? I have f...
The Black Dot
One day a professor entered the classroom and asked his students to prepare for a surprise test. They waited anxiously at their desks for the test to begin. The professor walked around the class and ...
The Perfect Portrait
Once there lived a brave king. He fought many battles and won many of them. Unfortunately, in one of the most important battles for his country, he was badly wounded. The king lived to relish the vict...
The Falcon and the branch
Once a king received two magnificent peregrine falcons as a gift from one of his vassal state. They were the most beautiful birds he has ever seen. Though the Falcons were still quite young at the tim...
Two frogs and a challenge
A group of frogs were hopping around in one fine afternoon while two of them suddenly fell into a pit. When the other frogs at the top saw how deep the pit was, they told the two frogs that it would b...
The Power of Silence
Once a farmer lost his precious watch while working in his barn. It may have appeared as an ordinary watch to others, but held a deep sentimental value for it.
After searching high and low among th...